good days..

May 03rd, 2011

we had ourselves some good days off over here at the Haffner-Bruce house.. that 20 degree weather burning down on my face made all the difference in the world.. we took our little peanut to the park.. and of course it was packed.. but daddy did good at taking her in and out and showing her the ropes.. cause Lord knows.. this mama cant bend anymore.. 

she went nuts for the abundance of dandy lions blooming at Silver Lake.. 

I realized that day.. that I don’t really like the park.. well I should clarify.. that I don’t like it at 36 weeks preggo with a million people around.. with a girl friend catching up with snacks is one thing..(luella.. nuggets) but I laughed when I dragged Dustin’s ass there.. talking about how fun it would be.. and then I wanted to leave after 30minutes.. haha.. 

oh yes.. my child lives on the edge.. 

there was a ton of stuff going on there.. men jousting.. mini speed boat races.. but what I was really hoping it wasn’t to early for.. were the ice cream stands that pop up here in the summer.. no such luck.. so I stuck to my water bottle..

I am trying to get more photos of myself while in my last trimester.. not becuase I want to.. but because I know I will look back and wonder where I went for the 9 months I birthed my baby #2..  so here I am .. with a head.. and arms.. and feet ;) and a mini zebra backpack.. 

we headed back to the town center for some lovely Blazing Onion.. you could smell the burgers being broiled as we pulled in.. we even scored one of the last seats on the patio.. and I feast.. which apparently all I do these days.. my baby is hungry.. I have NEVER in either pregnancies had this kind of insatiable hunger.. it scares me.. it started when I made Dust pull over from picking up Olive at Aunty Jens house.. I wanted a can of diet pepsi.. I wanted ice cold.. I wanted fizz.. he thought I was joking.. um.. not so much.. of course he came out with a bottle :S  and I almost snapped..haha.. apparently no one really sells cans anymore.. he was also shocked when he went to open it and I shot laser eyes at him.. no way.. this was going in the freezer.. and I was takin it down! that was my first taste of this new appetite.. Blazing Onion was no different.. I ate my whole meal.. which is unheard of for me.. 

last night I went to return a redbox movie.. and walked right into the ice cream aisle.. and stared at yet another tub of Neapolitan ice cream.. I knew I must have looked crazy/weird.. because a woman that worked there actually came up to me and asked if I needed any help :0  I walked away resisting this temptation.. because I knew I couldn’t.. but once I got home.. I sent Dust out for one of my first ever.. “night time ice cream runs” that I had read about in so many pregnancy stories.. 

it was delicious.. 

daddy is still learning to cover up Olives big girl panties when she is wearing a dress.. this over protective wave comes over me like I never thought it could.. especially since I was a tom boy who probably never wore dresses after the age of 6 and ran around with no shirt on until the age of 8/9.. seriously.. I wanted to be one of the boys so bad.. until one day my mom told me i had to start wearing a shirt.. 

we came home.. and while they sidewalk chalked.. I pulled out the old belly and a lawn chair.. and got some colour! it felt amazing.. I could feel the vitamin D pouring into my skin like botox injections.. this was one of the first time my skin got this kind of sun during this pregnancy.. 

at my Drs appt.. I decided to walk around and get a feel for my hospital.. it didn’t work out like I wanted.. and they closed down our sky bridge that connects the hospital to the cafeteria.. and its now only for staff.. so I gave up and left.. but I laughed when I looked online at some of the photos “advertising” our hospital.. 

this is my woman’s center.. and it is definitely not this vibrant.. but I wont remember those small details in my 60’s when I am back in Canada talking about my birthing stories to my daughter;)